Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:59     Subject: Marie as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You'd think it's easy to say, but I can't tell you how many times I've heard people pronounce it MAR-ee. And yes, I'm talking about the spelling Marie. It's a lovely name, but ANYTHING can be butchered.


That's because it is pronounced that way in different languages.


You are too smart, aren't you? I was talking about people for whom English is a first (and most likely, only) language.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:09     Subject: Marie as a first name?
My MIL's name. Lovely. If we'd had another girl, we would have used it for a middle name without a second thought.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:05     Subject: Re:Marie as a first name?
We have friends who just used this name and I thought it was a nice option. A common name that you don't hear often.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:05     Subject: Marie as a first name?
What's your pet's name??
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:03     Subject: Re:Marie as a first name?
I like it as a first name. There were several names we liked that sounded like our cat's name and we had to eliminate them, we just couldn't do it.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 12:03     Subject: Marie as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:I think it's pretty and classic. And it feels unusual, just because it's not used as often anymore.

My daughter's middle name is Marie, and I'm sure everyone thinks it's a "throwaway" middle name, but it's actually honoring a family member.


My grandmother is Maria, and I don't seem to ever hear it on little kids, if I were having a girl I'd strongly consider it because it is simply yet pretty and reflects our language of origin (which it does for several languages I suppose) and also my grandma rocks my socks.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 11:59     Subject: Marie as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You'd think it's easy to say, but I can't tell you how many times I've heard people pronounce it MAR-ee. And yes, I'm talking about the spelling Marie. It's a lovely name, but ANYTHING can be butchered.


That's because it is pronounced that way in different languages.


You are too smart, aren't you? I was talking about people for whom English is a first (and most likely, only) language.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 10:25     Subject: Marie as a first name?
I think it's pretty and classic. And it feels unusual, just because it's not used as often anymore.

My daughter's middle name is Marie, and I'm sure everyone thinks it's a "throwaway" middle name, but it's actually honoring a family member.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 07:24     Subject: Marie as a first name?
Great name--go for it!
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2015 06:59     Subject: Marie as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:You'd think it's easy to say, but I can't tell you how many times I've heard people pronounce it MAR-ee. And yes, I'm talking about the spelling Marie. It's a lovely name, but ANYTHING can be butchered.


I have never heard anybody in the US pronounce Marie as MAR-ee. Never.

I did know a Mari, whose name was pronounced MAR-ee.